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McInnes won't come out of this well. We already know that The Rangers are a f**king basket case, so none of this has come as a surprise. I don't care about Stewart Milne. He's a fud.

Most Dons supporters will probably be scunnered with the whole saga and will want a line drawn under the affair.

My hope is that if Jack is to leave, it isn't accompanied by a drawn out media pantomime. As we'd be talking about Aberdeen and St Mirren, I can't see that happening - the Scottish fitba media won't be interested. If there is to be a parting of ways, though, I hope it is relatively clean and with little bad feeling.

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McInnes won't come out of this well. We already know that The Rangers are a f**king basket case, so none of this has come as a surprise. I don't care about Stewart Milne. He's a fud.

Most Dons supporters will probably be scunnered with the whole saga and will want a line drawn under the affair.

My hope is that if Jack is to leave, it isn't accompanied by a drawn out media pantomime. As we'd be talking about Aberdeen and St Mirren, I can't see that happening - the Scottish fitba media won't be interested. If there is to be a parting of ways, though, I hope it is relatively clean and with little bad feeling.

FWIW, I still don't think Jack will be their man.

All the indications so far from the press and Aberdeen fans are that he is.

Sadly Aberdeen is one of the very few teams in Scotland that could perhaps tempt JR to leave St Mirren before the end of this season.

The question which might be asked in a few days time is would he and JF have got us promoted this season if they had stayed.

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All the indications so far from the press and Aberdeen fans are that he is.

Sadly Aberdeen is one of the very few teams in Scotland that could perhaps tempt JR to leave St Mirren before the end of this season.

The question which might be asked in a few days time is would he and JF have got us promoted this season if they had stayed.

I still have to ask why we even think that Scotland's second best team want Jack now. He has kept an ex Premier team in Championship , and lets not forget got pretty much what he asked for. I do rate Jack however concerned his role model is BR at Tic, as demonstrated neither seem to have a Plan B. Jack gets us promoted, beats eh Dons in Cup, then Maybe yes. Fergie transformed us, Jack has started well but as of yet achieved hee haw bar keeping us in Tier 2

St Mirren have the distinction of being the only club ever to sack Ferguson. He claimed wrongful dismissal against the club at an industrial tribunal but lost and was given no leave to appeal. According to a Billy AdamsSunday Heraldarticle on 30 May 1999, the official version is that Ferguson was sacked for various breaches of contract including unauthorised payments to players. He was counter-accused of intimidating behaviour towards his office secretary because he wanted players to get some expenses tax free. He did not speak to her for six weeks, confiscated her keys and communicated only through a 17-year-old assistant. The tribunal concluded that Ferguson was "particularly petty" and "immature". It was claimed during the tribunal by St Mirren chairman,Willie Todd, that Ferguson had "no managerial ability".

On 31 May 2008,The Guardianpublished an interview with Todd (then aged 87), who had sacked Ferguson many years earlier. Todd explained that the fundamental reason for the dismissal was a breach of contract relating to Ferguson having agreed to join Aberdeen. Ferguson told journalist Jim Rodger of theDaily Mirrorthat he had asked at least one member of the squad to go to Aberdeen with him. He told the St Mirren staff he was leaving. Todd expressed regret over what happened but blamed Aberdeen for not approaching his club to discuss compensation

In 1977, Ferguson turned down the manager's job at Aberdeen. The role went toBilly McNeill, who returned to Celtic after only a year, leaving the role available for Ferguson once again."

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Aberdeen would go for McLeish as their 1st option and Strachan as their 2nd option. Neither need the money but may be drawn by their affiliation with the club.

JR would be a 3rd or 4th choice at best IMO but there is no doubt if he did get the chance to manage Aberdeen he would take it and so he should if he has any real ambition in the game. A chance to manage one of Scotland’s biggest club. Along with that the real chance of European football every season even if they get pumped out in the early rounds is too good to turn down.

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Aberdeen have in the appointment of McInnes and subsequently stated that their manager of choice is a young, developing, forward thinking coach. Use that statement and the McBookie list is filtered to a large degree.

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The safe pair of hands and organised solid appointment for Aberdeen is undoubtedly Tommy Wright. In fact there is an argument for him going to Govan. A gamble for Aberdeen would be Jack Ross. The gig is possibly a season too early for him. But hay hoh.....if it hurts us it’ll probably happen as our season looks a decent prospect.